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a bundle of nerves



NOUN
basket case
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It’s audition day at New Jersey’s Brook Arts Center, and everyone is a bundle of nerves.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Iatcenko looked a bundle of nerves in the biggest match of her career, but composed herself to get on the scoreboard for 5-1 and immediately broke out into a relieved smile.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Keys, who upset Aryna Sabalenka in last year's final, admitted after her laboured first-round win that she was a bundle of nerves and "too timid".

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

They were a bundle of nerves stepping into the venue, he said, but other guests immediately put them at ease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

His body was a bundle of nerves, all being pulled and snapped at the same time.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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